UROP Project
Macbeth: A Critical Edition
Shakespeare, drama, literature, text editing, bibliography
Research Mentor: Dr. Molly Hand, she/her
Department, College, Affiliation: English, Arts and Sciences
Contact Email: mhand@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor):
Research Assistant Supervisor Email:
Faculty Collaborators:
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Department, College, Affiliation: English, Arts and Sciences
Contact Email: mhand@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor):
Research Assistant Supervisor Email:
Faculty Collaborators:
Faculty Collaborators Email:
Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: English or other humanities majors preferred, but open to all majors.
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required: Yes Remote or In-person: Partially Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 5-10, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link:
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: English or other humanities majors preferred, but open to all majors.
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required: Yes Remote or In-person: Partially Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 5-10, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link:
- Day: Monday, August 31
Start Time: 12:00
End Time: 12:30
Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/8268879203
Project Description
The project is a critical edition of Shakespeare's Macbeth for New Internet Shakespeare Editions and Linked Early Modern Drama Online.This critical edition will include a fully annotated modernized version of the play, a thorough transcription of the original 1623 playtext, a critical introduction, a textual introduction, a performance introduction, bibliography of scholarship on the play, and more. The work is in early stages, so there is plenty of opportunity for a research assistant to tackle areas that are most of interest.
Research Tasks: bibliography compiling, assisting with glossing and annotations, collation, comparing paratexts from other critical editions, researching performances from around the globe, could also include text encoding
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Recommended:
Familiarity with databases such as MLA International Bibliography and Oxford English Dictionary
Familiarity with Shakespeare/early modern English literature
Experience with humanities-based scholarly research
Required
Writing and editing skills
Ability to read carefully for detail
Ability to focus on specific (sometimes tedious) tasks with patience and thoroughness
Ability to conduct deep research without the use of AI
Ability to meet deadlines
Ability to think critically
Ability to work independently
Ability to ask for guidance and clarification when needed